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| Plastic recycling aids walkers in Lake District |
Tuesday 29 May 2007 |
People who visit the Lake District to enjoy walks through the area's beautiful scenery will soon benefit from a new recycling programme.
A scheme devised by ongoing restoration project Bassenthwaite Reflections in conjunction with the National Trust will see 500,000 plastic bottles used to create a new boardwalk, situated on a popular hiking route in Derwentwater, to create better access for walkers.
The bottles will be transformed into a 450 metre length path which will run from Manesty Park to the River Derwent's Chinese Bridge, and will be constructed with the help of Environment Agency staff from Penrith.
Karin Crofts, of Bassenthwaite Reflections, said of the new walkway: "It will replace a high maintenance, narrow structure that gets very slippery when wet.
"Recycled plastic lasts four-times longer than wood, is rot and algae proof and has a non-slip textured surface, all very important as it will cross an important fen, marsh and swamp area."
National Trust warden Piers Warburton added: "It's great to work with Bassenthwaite Reflections on this joint project to provide a sustainable and accessible surface along this stretch of land for all our visitors."
The new route is expected to be completed by mid 2008, and during its construction the existing boardwalk will remain open to the public.
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